april showers bring may flowers!

sorry to have been away for a couple of months – new babies (not mine) and new houses (yes, mine!) have kept the doodle fam pretty busy, but we’re back and ready for an awesome spring! we’re prepping for a new veggie garden, enjoying our new huge lawn and the screened-in porch. enjoy the sunshine!

r: 0  |  g: 120  |  b: 138

sorry to have missed you in january!

sending some leap year love your way!

r: 181 g: 18 b: 27

wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season! be careful hanging those lights! :)

r: 18 g: 26 b:29

happy turkey month, everyone! or tofurkey if that’s what you prefer. :)

lots going on in doodle land, working on some holiday orders and looking forward to a great holiday season! i even started christmas shopping this weekend! that’s a record. now, if i can just keep a secret…

r: 187 g: 129 b: 59

have to get this out now…gonna be a little busy gettin’ hitched!

r: 104 g: 80 b: 64

october is the best month EVER. first, the weather gets cold. secondly, it’s my birthday month. plus, w/ halloween stuck in there, it’s hamburger costume month. i *love* my hamburger costume.

i’ll be back later this month w a few doodles to show you – people are getting ready for the holidays – you can, too!

$25 off all doodles booked in the month of October! e-mail me for details! (quinnep@gmail.com)

r: 138 g:31 b:3

guess who’s getting married this month? ME. that’s who. did you get it right? great! you win the prize of a fancy desktop calendar for this month.

based off of our wedding reception invites, this design is our way of welcoming fall! jeremiah & i picked late september for the wedding because we both run a little hot. he calls me his “little heater,” and we thought cooler temperatures might keep things…drier. the first question we asked the wedding coordinator was “there’s a/c in here, right?!” we love the fall and its colors, but mostly, generally hate the summer heat. :) also, with family sprawled out along ny, ma, ia, oh, and mi, we thought it best not to get to close to winter or the wedding might be just the 2 of us.

here’s to a wonderful fall to you and yours, and here’s to the beginning of my life as a hankins. i can’t wait!

a big thanks to my soon-to-be father-in-law for the watermelon idea! i hope everyone is staying cool this summer! we’ve been having quite a heat wave her in maryland. i must admit, i’m a cold weather lover, so fall can hurry up and get here! in the meantime, enjoy some fine summertime beverages, fresh fruit and grilling!

background color:

R: 0
G: 93
B: 170

just 7 months ago, alyssa was diagnosed with leukemia & has been kickin’ its butt ever since. a friend of mine asked me to come up with a logo for her Team shirts and i couldn’t wait to get started. her mom loves the little bald tough chicky, because that’s exactly what this little girl is! though i’ve not met alyssa, i can tell what a strong & tough kid she is. i think it is so amazing how brave kids can be when going through incredibly hard things – it definitely reminds me to keep and open mind & positive heart when things aren’t going right! i hope reading her story will do the same for you. www.caringbridge.org/visit/alyssaklebasko

you can read all about alyssa, make a donation or join her team! visit www.curesearchwalk.org.  click on “Baltimore walk – 09/10/11″ >> TEAM ALYSSA. they are almost to their goal!

everyone stop by and cheer on alyssa and her family as they keep working hard to beat leukemia!

so yes, i know, i know. no june. i tried. the good news is that june still happened. :)

so, 10 days early, i present you with july!